Religious School Curriculum
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| Kindergarten | Focuses on Jewish holidays, Jewish home and family life, aleph-bet letter recognition, mitzvot and Torah. Arts and crafts are an important part of the lesson. |
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| Grade One | Focuses on Torah, mitzvot, holidays and blessings, plus a reading readiness program to introduce students to the names and sounds of the Hebrew letters. |
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| Grade Two | In addition to studying holidays, blessings, Hebrew vocabulary and Torah, students are introduced to Hebrew vowels and begin to develop decoding skills. |
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| Grade Three | Students will learn to read and write Hebrew in preparation for their Siyyum Ha Sefer service. Curriculum also includes music, Torah and Israel geography. |
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| Grade Four | Students expand Hebrew reading and writing skills, and study holidays, music, ethics, midrash, and current events. Students will also explore the ancient prophets. |
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| Grade Five | Focus is on Torah and will include three study sessions with parents. Other topics are current events, menschlekeit, music and Israel. Modern Hebrew will be introduced. |
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| Grade Six | Students will explore the B’nai TELEM curriculum and participate in six Tikkun Olam projects. History, Israel and Modern Hebrew will be emphasized. |
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| Grade Seven | Students will explore the B’nai TELEM curriculum and participate in six Tikkun Olam projects. Hebrew, Torah and Modern Jewish history will be emphasized. |
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| High School Grades 8 -12 | Choosing from a variety of topics, students will examine the pertinent issues they face in their daily lives as Jews. Grades 10 – 12 will study with Rabbi Vogel. |
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School Curriculum (PDF)
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